US7147192B2 - Cup adapter inserted in automobile's cup holder - Google Patents

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US7147192B2
US7147192B2 US11/262,206 US26220605A US7147192B2 US 7147192 B2 US7147192 B2 US 7147192B2 US 26220605 A US26220605 A US 26220605A US 7147192 B2 US7147192 B2 US 7147192B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
    • B60N3/10—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
    • B60N3/10—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated
    • B60N3/105—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated for receptables of different size or shape
    • B60N3/108—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated for receptables of different size or shape with resilient holding elements
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S224/00—Package and article carriers
    • Y10S224/926—Vehicle attached carrier for beverage container or bottle

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  • the present invention relates to a cup adapter for insertion in an automobile cup holder, and more particularly to a cup adapter that improves cup securing force.
  • a cup adapter formed separately from the cup holder is inserted in the cup holder so that the cup adapter supports the side wall of the small size cup to prevent the play of the small size cup.
  • Embodiments of the present invention provide a cup adapter for an automobile's cup holder, which is not only allowed to be securely fixed to the cup holder without any separate clamping hook at the bottom wall thereof but also eliminates a problem in external appearance which may be caused by the cup holder, and in which foreign matters such as dusts are prevented from getting into and being deposited on the interior of the cup adapter.
  • a cup adapter comprises a bottom wall adapted to be in close contact with a bottom surface of the cup holder and a cylindrical side wall having plural convex guide portions.
  • the plural convex guide portions are inwardly projected and each have a concave recess in the external sides thereof.
  • Plural frictional projections are formed in the concave recess with, the frictional projections being horizontally projected.
  • the cup adapter may be formed from an elastic material and fabricated by using a forcible extraction mold.
  • the convex guide portions also may have a circular cross-section.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a cup adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment, of a cup adapter fitted in a cup holder according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment, in which a cup is fixed in cup adapter fitted in the cup holder according to the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a construction of a mold for forming a cup adapter according to the embodiment of the invention.
  • a cup adapter 100 comprises a bottom wall 120 to be in close contact with a cup holder and a cylindrical side wall 140 , which define a cup receiving space.
  • the bottom wall 120 is formed in a flat form without any clamping hook or other protrusion.
  • Cup adapter 100 has convex guide portions 150 projectedly formed on the side wall thereof independently from the bottom wall.
  • Convex guide portions 150 are distributed along the central part in the height of the side wall and the external sides of the convex guide portions 150 , i.e., the sides facing to the cup holder 20 , are formed with plural frictional projections 152 .
  • the convex guide portions 150 are deformed outwardly of the cup adapter 100 while retaining the side wall of the cup, and the frictional projections 152 come into close contact with the inner side of the cup holder 20 , thereby increasing the frictional force between the cup adapter 100 and the cup holder 20 and preventing the cap adapter 100 from being extracted by the frictional force when the cup C is drawn out.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, in which the cup C is fixed in the inventive cup adapter 100 fitted in the cup holder 20 .
  • the outer circumferential surface of the cup C is supported by the surfaces of the convex guide portions 150 of the cup adapter 100 , thereby being stably gripped.
  • the bottom wall 120 of the cup adapter 100 can be flatly formed, and the mat member 25 can be additionally provided, thereby improving the external appearance when the cup adapter 100 is removed.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a construction of a mold for molding the inventive cup adapter 100 .
  • the inventive cup adapter 100 is formed from an elastic material, it is possible to employ a forcible extraction molding process.
  • Plural mold units F 1 , F 2 , F 3 , F 4 are combined to shape cup adapter 100 .
  • Lateral mold units F 1 , F 2 are firstly removed, then the internal core mold unit F 3 is forcibly extracted.
  • the bottom mold unit F 4 is removed, as shown in the drawing, in order to form the convex guide portions 150 to be projectedly formed in a circular cross-section around the central part in the height of the side wall 140 .
  • a cup adapter according to the present invention may be formed from an STE 2050 material having a physical property of a strain of about 300% and a flexural elasticity of about 2,500 kg/cm 2 , for example.
  • convex guide portions 150 are formed on the side wall independently from the bottom wall without forming the convex guide portions on the bottom wall as in the prior art.
  • convex guide portions 150 by upwardly displacing the height of the convex guide portions 150 to upwardly displacing the cup C retaining points, it is possible to improve the cup retaining force.
  • a inventive cup adapter according to embodiments of the invention does not require a separate clamping arrangement because the projections formed in the convex guide portions serve to clamp the cup adapter in the cup holder. Therefore, there is an effect of retaining a neat and tidy appearance.
  • the convex guides can be formed on the side wall of the cup adapter independently from the bottom, it is possible to upwardly displace the cup retaining points, thereby increasing the cup retaining force.

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